
Structure
Challenge yourself with a curriculum designed by experts
Bowling Green's online MSCJ is a challenging program that combines the latest theoretical knowledge of the field with the practicalities of real-world experience.
The program requires students to complete a 33 semester hour program of course work, plus a capstone project. Most online students are able to complete the entire program in two calendar years.
Required courses
As a requirement of your MSCJ degree, you will successfully complete each of the following 11 courses:
- Criminal Justice Processes and Institutions
- The Nature of Crime
- Research Methods in Criminal Justice
- Data and Statistical Analysis in Criminal Justice
- Principles of Organization and Management
- Seminar in Contemporary Policing
- Seminar in Contemporary Juvenile Justice
- Seminar in Contemporary Corrections
- Criminal Justice Policy Analysis
- Crime Analysis and Mapping
- Issues in Justice Administration
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Capstone project
In order to successfully complete your studies and graduate with an MSCJ degree, you will be required to complete a capstone project, which will consolidate all of the theories and knowledge acquired from the course work in a final, comprehensive project.

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